Carl Reiner, RIP

[njhoya78]

Carl Reiner passed away last night at age 98. He has Georgetown roots...he was assigned to the Hilltop for ten months during World War II for training as a French interpreter, and had his first experience as a director while at GU (directing a Moliere play completely in French). He was a comedic mastermind, especially when working with Mel Brooks. I replayed their album, "The 2000 Year Old Man," over and over again. Acted in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," "The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming," and various "Oceans" movies; wrote and directed "The Dick Van Dyke Show;" directed and co-wrote four movies for Steve Martin, including "The Jerk." The list goes on and on.

www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/arts/television/carl-reiner-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Obituaries

Requiescat in pace, Mr. Reiner. In a time bereft of laughter, you will be sorely missed.

[Nevada Hoya]

Carl Reiner F'43 H'12 was a very funny man. We oldsters remember Your Show of Shows with Sid Caesar, Howard Morris, and Carl Reiner. And yes his teaming up with Mel Brooks was amazing. And of course he was the father of "meathead." May he rest in peace.

[SSHoya]

Carl Reiner's last tweet on June 29th:

“As I arose at 7:30 this morning, I was saddened to relive the day that led up to the election of a bankrupted and corrupt businessman who had no qualifications to be the leader of any country in the civilized world...”

RIP

[SoCalHoya]

RIP, Mr. Reiner! If you haven't caught the episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Reiner and Brooks, I can't recommend it enough.

[DanMcQ]